Resources

Elective Resources

VSA Arts of NJ

Artists with disabilities are encouraged to contact VSA/NJ to become part of the artist registry to receive updates on exhibit opportunities. Adult artists and students with disabilities receive public recognition as their artwork tours to prestigious galleries, museums, and corporations. On a biennial basis, VSA/NJ also holds the Art Par Excellence statewide touring exhibit of student art. In collaboration with Arc Resources Unlimited, VSA/NJ operates a new gallery at the Freehold Raceway Mall featuring the work of artists with disabilities. Participating artists have the opportunity to gain exposure and to sell their art at this major shopping destination in the heart of Monmouth County. Located on the upper mall level next to Sears, the gallery is open from Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

National Exhibits of Blind Artists

National Exhibits by Blind Artists, Inc. (NEBA), is a Philadelphia-based, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to showcasing the work of artists who are blind or visually impaired.

BlindArt

BlindArt is a charitable organisation based in UK whose aim is to encourage participation and interaction of the visually impaired in the sighted domain of the visual arts. BlindArt promotes artists; both sighted and visually impaired, to showcase their work through competitions, exhibitions, fairs, shows and private commissions.

Blind Photographers

A workshop in Isreal where classes are divided into theoretical and hands-on sessions. The workshop focuses on the history & fundementals of photography, learning the camera structure and mechanism, hands-on expereince of portrait shooting and shooting in the close vicinity (home, work, social settings, etc,) and outdoor photography. The workshops also prepare participants for a group exhibition of their artwork through choosing a personal theme and shooting a series on a chosen theme.

Arts Unbound

Northern New Jersey based non-profit organization whose sole mission is to provide artistic and vocational opportunities in the visual arts to people living with developmental, physical, and mental disabilities. In the vocational craft program, clients learn skills as artisans in fiber, paper, and woodworking arts. In the Fine Arts Program clients are exposed to a variety of media from painting and drawing to sculpture and assemblage. Artwork is exhibited in a variety of settings including local and international venues. Arts Unbound is proud to announce its second successful year exhibiting and selling client artwork at New York's Annual Outsider Art Fair, which takes place in January at the Puck Building.